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Today Metropolitan Evloghios remains at the helm of the Holy Synod of bishops of the Church of Milan, which comprises four [[diocese]]s, in Europe, as well as missionary deaneries in England, Spain, France and South Africa.
In 1989, Archbishop Evloghios was in full communion with Metropolitan [[Mstislav]] Primate of the UOC -USA then with the [[Ukranian Orthodox Church]] - Kievan Patriarchate. The full communion with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-KP, ceased in 2006, before the condemnation of Patriarch Filaret of Kiev from Moscow. The title reconfermed by [[Patriarch Volodymir]] throught a new Tomos of Autonomy (1994) is:Archbishop of Milan and Longobardy - Metropolitan of Aquileia, Western Europe and Canada
== America ==
On February 14/27, 2011, the Synod announced that it had granted full autonomy to its American Dioceses, elevating Archbishop JOHN of New York to the rank of Metropolitan and erecting the [[Autonomous Orthodox Metropolia of North and South America and the British Isles]].
Communion between the [[Autonomous Metropolia of the Americas and the British Isles]] and the Milan Synod ceased effectively April 4, 2011. The Milan Synod was required by Patriarch Kyril to cease communion with any previous sister churches. The American Metropolia responded by confirming the cessation.
== Ecclesiastical status ==
As with all of the [[Old Calendarist]] jurisdictions, the Milan Synod is not currently in communion with the mainstream Orthodox churches. It is currently in dialogues with the Moscow Patriarchate, having ceased communion in April 2011 with its sister synods in America, Greece, and Bulgaria. During 2011 the [[Orthodox Church in Italy]] joined the Milan Synod, two years after the death of its founder, Metropolitan [[Antonio (de Rosso) of Ravenna]].
The Milan Synod uses the [[Julian calendar]] exclusively, and "firmly resists the [[heresy|heresies]] of false [[ecumenism]] and trans-religious syncretism.
===Hierarchy===
* Metropolitan EVLOGHIOS Evloghios (Hessler) of Milan, First Hierarch(Resigned episcopal rank in 2012, now an Archimandrite)* Bishop Abbondio of Como and Castrum Leuci (Resigned episcopal rank in 2012, now an Archimandrite)
* Archbishop Boris of Germany
* Bishop [[Vladimir of St. Julius of Egina in Orta|Vladimir]] of St. Julius (bishop in 2005 under the [[Patriarchate of Kiev]]
* Archbishop ONUPHRIUS of Bergamo (Titular; the Archbishop is the Representative to Eastern Europe for the Synod)* Bishop Abbondio Pablo of Como Italica, bishop for Spain and Castrum LeuciPortugal (An Archimandrite of ROCOR since November, 2011) The Milan Synod uses the [[Julian calendar]] exclusively, and "firmly resists the [[heresy|heresies]] * Bishop Ildefonso of false [[ecumenism]] and trans-religious syncretism.Valencia
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